Used to have no problems taking the pregnancy vitamins but now since being pregnant they are REALLY hard to swallow, I gag every time and it takes me about 10 tries!!! It's horrendous and I dread having to take them. It even happens with some food, it's hard to swallow sometimes. What is the deal?? Do other people have this problem, is it a pregnancy thing or am I just a weirdo?
It's a pregnancy thing for sure. I struggled a lot with this, moreso with my first pregnancy but also with my second. I used to be able to swallow Elevit which is quite large on it's own with no water, but I had to have ahuuuge drink with it when pregnant & even sometimes with that I'd struggle.
Oh phew, it's so annoying!!
My poor back teeth too, they haven't got much attention, they'll probably fall out by the end, everytime I try to brush back there I gag, not good!!
I have to make sure my mouth and throat are relaxed and not take too much or too little water with the tablet. The more I think about it though the worse it is and I especially hate when it gets stuck half way down but you have to keep drinking to clear it. uugghh! it's evil.
I had trouble swallowing vitamins in the first tri. Gagged all the time, almost vomited once. It went away in the second tri but came back for a few days in the third.
I also had trouble swallowing tea or coffee in the last few weeks of pregnancy. I would be in the middle of a cup then suddenly it would start coming back up, and all over my desk or floor at work. Not nice.
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Why can't I swallow my vitamins anymore?
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